Marine rotational force units expand Corps’ Pacific footprint
Two Pacific-focused rotations cover more ground, and ocean, for the sea service.
By Todd South
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Biden, Xi agree to restart military communications
President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping left their first meeting in a year showcasing modest agreements to re-establish military communications.
By Didi Tang, The Associated Press
Thornberry wants $6 billion this year to launch counter-China fund
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee will seek $6 billion for an Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
By Aaron Mehta
Camp Humphreys: Prepare for installation service delays while US, South Korea negotiate cost-sharing agreement
Camp Humphreys in South Korea gave a heads up that some installation services will likely slow down because host-nation support expired last month.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
By Diana Stancy
Maximum Pressure 2.0: How to turn the tables on North Korea
It is time for a new strategy – call it Maximum Pressure 2.0 – that puts Kim Jong Un in a position where he must disarm or pay a heavy price.
By David Maxwell
US defense chief ends Asia tour with same troubles, risks
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper ended an Asia tour Thursday with the same trio of troubles on the Korean peninsula that he found on arrival last week. Together they pose risks to U.S. national security and to the future of Washington’s alliance with South Korea.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US Defense Secretary Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others in the region to push back.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US, India bolster their military partnership in Tiger Triumph exercise
Two analysts argue that a militarily capable and economically prosperous India can serve as an additional center of power to deter aggression by China.
By Bradley Bowman and Andrew Gabel
China says it will sanction US firms in Taiwan warplane sale
The U.S. should "immediately back away" from the arms sale proposal, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily briefing.
Trump: Kim Jong Un’s letter to gripe about US-South Korea military exercises was ‘very beautiful’
U.S. President Donald Trump gave North Korea's leader a pass for the recent tests of short-range missiles.
By Joe Gould
With INF Treaty dead, Esper seeks new missiles in the Pacific. Is Capitol Hill on board?
To develop new intermediate-range missiles, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will have to navigate a divided Congress.
By Joe Gould